---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coroners - First Responders"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO ALLOW CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, OR CORONERS' DESIGNEES TO POSSESS AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND CORONERS' DESIGNEES AND FOR THE REPORTING OF THEIR USE; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-510, RELATING TO DUTIES OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORONERS AND DEPUTY CORONERS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IF KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3691"
citation: "South Carolina H 3691 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Bannister", "Beach", "Blackwell", "Brittain", "Bustos", "Carter", "Caskey", "Collins", "Connell", "Cromer", "Davis", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hager", "Hardee", "Hayes", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Hixon", "J.E. Johnson", "Jordan", "Kirby", "Landing", "Leber", "Ligon", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "McGinnis", "Mitchell", "Moss", "Nutt", "O'Neal", "Oremus", "Pace", "Pope", "Rutherford", "S. Jones", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Thayer", "Trantham", "Weeks", "White", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e543cbe1-e39f-4004-a175-dcf863bdedb3"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3691&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "595e259d6f9d5243ef22aca1266d68044bababaf074a839be998f00844428714"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3691 (2023-2024) — Coroners - First Responders

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO ALLOW CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, OR CORONERS' DESIGNEES TO POSSESS AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND CORONERS' DESIGNEES AND FOR THE REPORTING OF THEIR USE; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-510, RELATING TO DUTIES OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORONERS AND DEPUTY CORONERS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IF KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3691.htm)
2. **01/12/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3691_20230112.htm)
3. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3691_20230329.htm)
4. **04/05/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3691_20230405.htm)
5. **04/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3691_20230427.htm)
6. **05/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3691_20230509.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Beach — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Connell — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Nutt — primary (person)
- O'Neal — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pace — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- S. Jones — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.L.Cox, Pace
- **2023-01-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Leber, J.E.Johnson, Pope, Brittain, McGinnis, Hardee, Hewitt, Jordan, Thayer, Anderson, Rutherford, Trantham, Bailey, Schuessler, Gagnon, Beach, Oremus, Forrest, S.Jones, Taylor, Hixon, Blackwell, Collins, Bannister, Hiott, Carter, O'Neal, Ligon, Guffey, Sessions, T.Moore, Nutt, Hayes
- **2023-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Mitchell, Connell, Hager
- **2023-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
- **2023-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
- **2023-02-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Kirby
- **2023-02-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Bustos
- **2023-03-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Caskey
- **2023-03-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Weeks
- **2023-04-04** Debate adjourned
- **2023-04-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2023-04-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17** Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Talley, Adams
- **2023-04-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2023-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 83
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/19/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 66

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e543cbe1-e39f-4004-a175-dcf863bdedb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).